Sydney is the venue for this weekend's Super 15 final between the Waratahs and the Crusaders – Rugby World analyses the two teams
Tournaments
Top 14: Tim Lane on his hopes for Lyon
TIM LANE is one of the world’s most experienced and respected coaches – and one of its most travelled. After winning three caps in the centre for Australia in the…
Wallaby weapon: Henry Speight fast-tracked for The Rugby Championship
Chuck Norris has been the subject of a prolific internet craze for almost a decade now. In early 2005, online punters started posting satirically superhuman feats to underline the omnipotence…
Tommaso Allan to fight through ProD2
Hands up those who this time last year had heard of ‘Tommy’ Tommaso Allan? The odd aficionado of age-group rugby, perhaps, who had seen the young fly-half play for Western…
Bet you never saw this: Mike Tindall’s career
Read the story behind the story and see other brilliant picture specials like this Mike Tindall one in every edition of Rugby World. You can find out where to buy your…
Expect Piri Weepu to become a cult hero
As a team rising again, hoping to have a better time of it than their last Aviva Premiership adventure in 2012/13, London Welsh could do with converting as many fans…
Bernard Jackman revives Grenoble
The former Ireland hooker is hoping to propel Grenoble up the Top 14 table with a fresh approach and a few new signings
England 38-7 Crusaders: England get their win in loose affair
It was billed as a ‘fourth Test’ on England’s tour of New Zealand, but in the end England won efficiently if unspectacularly against the Crusaders. The visitors did just enough…
England v Crusaders: England hunting spirited win
During the naming of the England squad to face the Canterbury Crusaders on the Tuesday night before the third and final Test in Hamilton, mid-week captain Ed Slater explained how…
Championship final 2nd leg: Bristol v London Welsh
Aviva Premiership rugby will return to Oxford’s Kassam Stadium next season thanks to London Welsh’s 20-point aggregate win over promotion favourites Bristol